The phrase’s apparent insensitivity may be due to a language barrier, some people said, noting the retailer is based in Spain.

Zara — which has branches all over the world — also sells a T-shirt that reads, “Leopard is the new black,” in leopard-print letters.

The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from the New York Post about the T-shirt uproar. The shirt does not appear to be available online, but is available in their stores in Latvia.

This story originally appeared in the New York Post, and is published here with permission.